01867cam a2200337 i 4500 295874410 TxAuBib 20100106120000.0 060906s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006043475 9780061161537 0061161535 eng rda TxAuBib rda eng spa Allende, Isabel, 1942- Inés of my soul [BOOK] / Isabel Allende ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. Inés del alma mía. First edition. New York : HarperCollins, 2006. 321 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Based on meticulous research, this novel tells the life story of Inés Suárez. It is the sixteenth century, and the conquest of America has just begun. Inés is a poor seamstress in Spain. When her husband disappears for the New World, she sets out in search of him, escaping her claustrophobic life. In Peru, she learns that her husband is dead, but quickly begins a love affair with Pedro de Validivia, Francisco Pizarro's marshal. Valdivia dreams of succeeding where others have failed--in the conquest of Chile. Although it is said that there is no gold there and that the warriors are fierce, this only inspires Valdivia more, since he seeks glory rather than riches. Together, the lovers will found the city of Santiago and wage bloody war against the Chilean natives.--From publisher description. 20100106. Suárez, Inés approximately 1507-1580. Chile Fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. Peden, Margaret Sayers.